1. 1 Fiesole Retreat 2004 International Library Collaboration Richard Boulderstone March 19, 2004

2. 2 Agenda The British Library Collaboration STM Major Trends STM Potential Solutions Conclusions

3. 3 The British Library Receives £85m a year in Grant-in-aid from DCMS; earned annual trading income in 2002/03 of £27m Generates value to the UK economy each year of 4.4 times public funding Helping people advance knowledge to enrich lives National library of the UK, established by the British Library Act 1972 Over 250 years of collecting. Beneficiary of legal deposit, and £14.9m annual acquisitions budget Serves researchers, business, libraries, education and the general public Accommodation for >1200 readers at St Pancras. The largest document supply service in the world Renowned internationally as one of the world’s leading research libraries 3 main sites in London and Yorkshire. 2,300 staff

4. 4 … by aiding scientific advances … by adding commercial value for businesses … by contributing to UK “knowledge economy” … through the pursuit of academic excellence … through the stimulation of ideas … by adding to personal and family history … through increasing the nation’s cultural wellbeing … by giving information relevant to their interests … by helping to find the next medical breakthrough … by creating a link between the past, present and future Outcome Based Vision Pride Relevance Innovation To help people advance knowledge to enrich lives ‘The World’s Knowledge’

5. 5 ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE virtual virtual virtual COLINDALE BOSTON SPA ST PANCRAS High R+D Industries Prof. Services Creative Industry Bespoke Services Research Services Document Supply Service Reprographics BUSINESS Publishing Industries SMEs On-site Visits School Tours Web Learning EDUCATION School Libraries Teachers Students 11>18 Lifelong Learner Visitors (child + adult) Exhibitions Events Tours Publishing PUBLIC Lifelong Learner Document Supply Resource Discovery Training Best Practice LIBRARIES Lifelong Learner Librarians Public Libraries Public H.E. Libraries Reading Rooms Bespoke Services Reprographics Publishing Document Supply Searching Tools RESEARCHER Scholars Lifelong Learner Postgraduate/ Undergraduate Commercial Researcher Broadcasting e.g. BBC Publishing e.g. OED Our Audiences

6. 6 Collaborations/Partnerships Success Factors Strategic Fit – Shared Vision Cultural Fit – Can We Work Together? Agreement About Objectives Perceived Importance Of Project Duration Of Project Complexity Of Project Resource Availability

7. 7 Digital Library Collaborations UK Digital Preservation Collation Founder Member TEL Web Archiving UK JISC, Wellcome Trust, National Archives, National Library of Scotland & National Library Of Wales International Internet Preservation Consortium BNF, Library Of Congress, Internet Archive, National Archives & Library Of Canada, National Library Of Australia, National Library Of Italy, National Libraries Of Nordic Countries JISC Funded - Digital Curation Centre Persistent Identifiers DOI Foundation, European National Libraries Resource Discovery Union Catalogues Secure Legal Deposit Network 6 Legal Deposit Libraries Global Digital Format Registry Potential Partners (National Archives, DLF) Patch (Standards & Tools To Extend The OAIS Model For Emulation & Migration) KB (Netherlands National Library & Other Partners – FP6 Bid) Digital Rights Management Potential Partners (Publishers, JISC) Metadata Publishers, Others ? Authentication JISC ? Resource Discovery Search Engine Vendors, Researchers Others ??? Current Potential

8. 8 STM - A Case Study Historically Important Community For BL Declining Volume In Document Supply Business Scientists Using Libraries Less Library Future Role ? Future Of Scholarly Communication ? The Scientific Record ?

9. 9 The BL’s Role In The STM Information Chain CertificationProduction Dissemin- ation Aggregation Knowledge creation Submission and accreditation Interpret- ation Resource usage Storage, preservation & conserv- ation Enabling resource discovery Research Rights manage- ment Enabling access The British Library’s role in STM

10. 10 STM - Major Trends Paper to Digital By 2014, 95% of RoW Journals will be available in electronic form Projections for magazines and newspapers are somewhat more conservative

11. 11 STM – Major Trends Data Explosion UC Berkeley School of Information Management & Systems. New Stored Information Grew 30%/Year Between 1999 and 2002. 92% Of New Information Is Stored On Magnetic Media Email Generates 400 Petabytes (10^15) Of New Information Each Year World Computer Disk Storage 1990 – 1999 Michael Lesk

12. 12 STM - Major Trends Increasing Number Of Publications Science and Engineering Indicators 2002 National Science Foundation

13. 13 Various Sources STM - Major Trends Increasing Use Of Online Search & Citation Linkage Crossref Passes 10 Million DOIs in January 2004 265 Publishers, 218 Libraries, 36 Vendors

14. 14 STM - Major Trends Joint Authorship Driven By Specialised Knowledge Better Communication Channels Researchers Have More Opportunities & Methods To Collaborate Only In Science ? The future of scientific communication – Andrew Odlzko

15. 15 Other Major Trends Collaboration Tools Web Page, Web Site, Blog, Wiki, ……… http://www.grantbow.com/groupware.html 100+ Open Source Projects Babylon, Bazaar, Chandler, D3E, Glasscode, Jake, TWiki, WikiTikiTavi BabylonBazaarChandlerD3EGlasscodeJake TWikiWikiTikiTavi 35+ Commercial Products eRoom, Groove, OpenAir, Placeware, Teamware eRoomGrooveOpenAirPlacewareTeamware Is Where ‘The Scientific Record’ Is Going? How Do We Capture? Publish or Sample? (Web Archiving?)

16. 16 Spam 50+% Of All Email Thousands Of Virus Attacks At Individual Sites Each Day Open Source Software Used More Widely Than Ever But Can Be Used As A Carrier Of Viruses & Worms Holes In Major Operating Systems Exploited Rapidly Other Major Trends Security Issues

17. 17 Open Access Movement Intellectual Property Ownership & Management Digital Preservation STM - Other Issues

18. 18 STM - Potential Solutions Discipline Specific Collaboration Environments Discussion Groups Peer Review Document Management Alert Services Enhanced Search Services Comprehensive (Distributed Sources – More Than Metadata) Highly Scalable Aware Of Links & Citations Highly Secure Certified Repositories Text & Data Deposit Sophisticated Linkages Highly Scalable Digital Rights Management Digital Preservation Strategies Virus & Worm Resistant

19. 19 STM – Any Solutions Will Require Knowledge & Support Of Discipline-Based Research Communities Technology To Create Selected Solutions Information (Text & Data) Management Skills & Knowledge Institutions To Preserve & Manage Research Outputs For The Long Term Collaboration With Like-Minded Organisations

20. 20 Conclusions BL Has An Outcomes Based Vision Critical To Meeting The Vision Is Collaboration We Currently Have Several Collaborative Efforts In The Digital Library Area STM Is A Marketplace Where We Have Had A Significant Role To Play The STM Landscape Is Changing In Many Ways Some Potential Solutions Are Beginning To Emerge These Solutions Will Require Collaboration With A Range Of Partners